Police Identify Woman Struck, Killed By Truck

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HOLLYWOOD — -- Police on Tuesday identified the pedestrian killed Monday night on Sheridan Street at North 68th Avenue as Lucila Herrera, 61, of the 6700 block of Sheridan.

Herrera was struck by a pickup at 7:30 p.m. Monday as she pushed a laundry cart from the south to the north side of Sheridan Street. Based on statements from witnesses, police said she was crossing against the traffic light and pedestrian signal.

The 1993 Chevrolet pickup, driven by Edward Vierkorn, 56, of the 5800 block of Farragut Street, was heading east on Sheridan on a green light. Vierkorn went into shock and was taken to a hospital for treatment. Police said no charges are anticipated.

Information released on body found in 'Glades

The woman whose body was found on the edge of the Everglades on Saturday remains unidentified, but investigators are releasing some additional information about her physical characteristics.

The woman is white or Hispanic, between 35 and 45 years old, 5 feet 6 inches tall, and 116 pounds. She has brown shoulder-length hair, brown eyes and a thin build. She was wearing a black-and-white striped shirt with blue sleeves that read, ``Team Sport," a black sleeveless ``Rock City" T-shirt, and red sneakers.

Investigators say the victim recently had a cyst removed. Her body was discovered at 5 p.m. Saturday at the boat ramp on the west side of U.S. 27, two miles north of Interstate 75. The cause of the woman's death is being withheld by detectives.

Anyone with information about the woman's identity or who killed her should call Broward Sheriff's Office homicide Detective Tim Duggan or Ray Carmody at 954-327-2050 or Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS.

Pedestrian in coma after accident dies

LAUDERHILL -- A 75-year-old woman died at Broward General Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale on Monday after being in a coma for four days following an accident.

Blossom Fields of Inverrary was walking along a pedestrian crosswalk about 8:20 a.m. on Dec. 17 when she was struck by a Chevrolet S-10 pool-cleaning truck, according to a police report.

Police said the accident happened when the driver, Mark Miller of Sunrise, attempted to make a right turn on a red light from Northwest 70th Avenue onto Commercial Boulevard. The truck carried Fields for a short distance. She suffered head injuries.

An off-duty traffic homicide investigator for the city of North Lauderdale witnessed the accident, police said.